perjurer
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Canada/ˈpəɹdʒəɹəɹ/
perjurer noun: someone who has committed perjury by lying under oath.
Noun
perjurer (plural perjurers)
- someone who has committed perjury by lying under oath
- Here are none exempted or excluded, be they never so prophane or wretched, no Atheist, adulterer, thief, or murderer, no lyer, perjurer, Witch or conjurer, &c· al are one fellowship, one body, one Church.1607, Henry Ainsworth, The confession of faith of certayn English people living in exile, in the Low countreyes
- Come in, you false witness, you perjurer, you suborner of evidence, come in!1840 April – 1841 November, Charles Dickens, “(please specify the chapter number or name)”, in The Old Curiosity Shop. A Tale. […], London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1841, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- false witness, knight of the post
Synonyms of perjurer
Forms of perjurer
| plural | perjurers |
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Origin of perjurer
From perjure + -er.
Words formed from perjurer
Questions about perjurer
- What does perjurer mean?
- Perjurer means someone who has committed perjury by lying under oath.
- What part of speech is perjurer?
- Perjurer is a noun.
- How do you pronounce perjurer?
- Perjurer is pronounced /ˈpəɹdʒəɹəɹ/ (Canada).
- What is the plural of perjurer?
- The plural of perjurer is perjurers.
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